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2023 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Texas

18 Colleges
$44,665 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, social work students earned 2,211 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

Check out the social work master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in Texas for social work students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great place for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree social work programs. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social work students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree social work programs. OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 577
Oklahoma 185
New Mexico 270

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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